Black Corners and Radio K: Muja Messiah-Thee Adventures and a B-Boy D-Boy Album Release Party

Hosted by Brother Ali and I-Self Devine // July 27th, 2008 @ First Avenue's Mainroom

performances by:

Black Blondie // M.anifest // Maria Isa

18+ // 8PM // $8 in advance and $10 at the door

co-sponsored by l’etoile/HYPE!, Culture Bully, Fifth Element & LTB


Muja Messiah will be joined by guest host, Rhymesayers Brother Ali & I-Self Devine. With performances by URB Next 100's Black Blondie, who'll be previewing tracks from their fall debut. Ghanaian born MC Manifest will also be debuting new material and Mari Isa will add the
latin flavor of Reggae ton.

Muja will be releasing his first full-length album and debuting two new music videos.

Best Records of The Year (so,far)

MUJA MESSIAH

"Mpls. Massacre, Vol. 1" (Black Corners)

The Raw Villa hardcore rap vet is starting to live up to his own hype. Supposedly just a warmup to a more ambitious/refined album due later this year, this 27-track mixtape is impressive in its own right. Its scattershot approach is part of the charm. Serious tunes such as the seethingly political "True Lies" bump up with such playful romps as "Amy Winehouse" (which, curiously, samples Rihanna instead of Amy) and the clever remake of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes."

Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/21802674.html?page=1&c=y

Vita.mn
http://vita.mn/story.php?id=21451234

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Dark Knight, Hellboy 2, E3 preview, and The Killing Joke

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LIBATION: Resident DJ Ian Friday - 7/24

Tea Party Music and Manchildblack presents Libation

Resident DJ Ian Friday (Tea Party Music) with resident visual artist Concep (MTV Art Battles Winner) captures the night on canvass. The dynamic dancers of Afro Mosaic Soul will be on hand to host the nights festivities. 2 for 1 drinks from 10pm-11pm

Thursday, July 24, 2008 // Every 2nd & 4th Thursday // 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM // $5 before 11pm and $10 after // Where: Sullivan Room: 218 Sullivan Street Between 3rd & Bleecker | A,C,E,B,D,F,V to W. 4th New York, NY// contact: 212.252.2151

www.sullivanroom.com
www.myspace.com/teapartymusic
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www.myspace.com/afromosaicsoul
www.myspace.com/concepcompany

Chais Island Bistro - Hawaii

The best DJs spinning the best mix of Hip-Hop, RNB, Neo-Soul, 80s, and electronica. Hawaii's only indoor/outdoor nightlife.

www.architechshawaii.com

Architechs Entertainment: Love Festival Hawaii

The Lovefest is Hawaii's longest running yearly party. With thousands of underground music heads and people just down to party. This has been one of the biggest and most fun parties with something for everyone. There is a beer garden and more than four stages of djs from around the globe featuring: hip hop, 80's and electronica music

www.architechshawaii.com

www.myspace.com/lovefestivalhawaii

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by Irakly Shanidze

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Sofia Talvik: The Rock And Rock Roll Hotel

Monday July 28, 2008 // time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm // Location: The Rock And Rock Roll Hotel // Street: 1353 H Street NE // Washington, DC

In January 2007 Sofia Talvik released the second album "Street of Dreams". Written and produced entirely by Sofia herself, this time she took it one step further, releasing it on her own label, Makaki Music. First single from the album is a duet with one of the UKs top indie icons of the last 15 years - Bernard Butler.

www.sofiatalvik.com

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Start: The Nivea Art Award

2008-07-08 until 2008-08-02

KZNSA - KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts

Durban, South Africa

The START THE NIVEA ART AWARD exhibition, which opened 08 July and runs through 02 August 2008 at KZNSA Gallery, showcases for sale the final competition artworks of 24 up-and-coming art talents. From these 24 finalists, three winners will be selected and will be awarded cash prizes 1st: R20 000, 2nd: R10 000, 3rd: R5000. The winner also receives a solo exhibition in the NIVEA Gallery the following year. This year 280 entries were received from throughout KwaZulu-Natal, an increased number of entries from the previous year. Artists entered the competition by submitting an art portfolio comprising no less than three photographs of their existing artworks. From these entries, the 24 finalists were selected by a prestigious panel of judges/art

experts. Finalists are presented with a platform to showcase their talents in a professional gallery, receive exposure and the opportunity to win cash prizes. In addition, this year the finalists were partnered with professional local artists who became their mentors for the duration of the competition. The aim was for finalists to spend time planning and creating in the studio with an experienced artist and to
receive advice, guidance and support throughout the process.

This year's exhibition is all about beauty. The finalists were given R1 200 from Beiersdorf to each create a unique commissioned artwork in any medium that can hang on a wall, within 3 months, which reflects the theme, "Beauty Is". This theme ties in with NIVEA's philosophy that beauty is, and means, something different for every individual. The works were also required to meet the size restrictions (no smaller than 1 metre and no bigger than 1.5 metres on any one side) and hanging restrictions.

Says Mitja Zupancic, Managing Director Beierdsorf South Africa, "START THE
NIVEA ART AWARD has proven to have a positive influence on the careers of previous finalists and winners of the competition, serving to affirm, inspire and recognise these artists. START has further helped these artists to elevate their career in the arts, taking it to the next level, by opening the door to new opportunities and possibilities. We have also been pleased to see how START artists have themselves been teaching and mentoring other artists in their communities, thus helping others to generate an income from art. We are excited to see the stars that rise from this year's talented group of finalists."

Durban artist Bheki Khambule's piece "Beauty is Me" won Start, the Nivea Art Award.

www.kznsagallery.co.za

Solo Exhibition: Trisha Lambi

2008-07-17 until 2008-08-15

Kerala Gallery

Melbourne, Australia

Trisha Lambi's works dating from 2003 to 2008 will be exhibited in a solo show to be held at Kerala Art and Photography Gallery in Melbourne. Opening night is on Thursday, 17th July at 6.30pm. The gallery is located at 283 High Street, Northcote, 3070 and the show runs until 15th August 2008. Trisha Lambi has been a Premiere Portfolio Artist at absolutearts.com since 2001. Lambi comments on her work, "Light on form is my inspiration and is manifested in my work bilaterally as a figurative and landscape/seascape painter. My passion for light is explored further by examining the theory that simplicity in an image has a complex impact on the viewer."

Lambi continues, "By focusing strongly on light and using a simple composition the viewer can interpret and indeed conform that image to their own individuality - complete with all the preconceptions and prejudices inherent in each person. A simple painting then becomes multilingual - the object of a complex myriad of interpretations which in turn breathes more life into that painting."

www.keralagallery.com.au